GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Yemen, Iran and illegal weapons

    Conflict Armament Research releases report. Arabian Sea raids on arms smugglers show Iran-Yemen link When Western navies raided three dhows in the Arabian Sea this year, some of the weapons […]

  • Djibouti call

    It’s not a military base. It just looks exactly like one. Djibouti base ‘not military expansion’: MOD By Liu Caiyu A Chinese logistics base in Djibouti is not part of […]

  • Sri Lankan crew held

    Men likely being held by al Houthi-Saleh forces. Sri Lanka seeks Yemeni govt help to secure release of sailors COLOMBO, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka has requested the government […]

  • UK leads US Task Force 50

    Royal Navy takes charge. UK leads US Task Force 50 The British Royal Navy has taken charge of US Task Force 50 in the Gulf for the first time, it […]

  • ISIS worries US Pacific Fleet

    US Pacific Fleet worried about ISIS activities in the Indo-Pacific region By P.K.Balachandran COLOMBO: The increasing activity of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Indo-Pacific region is […]

  • EUNAVFOR renews until 2018

    Comforting news for the Merchant Marine. EU to keep patrolling for Somali pirates until end of 2018 The European Union’s naval mission will keep patrolling for pirates off the coast […]

  • Iran’s naval ambitions

    Potential Iranian expansion will interest region. Iran plans to expand naval build-up to far seas, including Yemen, Syria waters (AhlulBayt News Agency) – “We need bases in distanced areas and […]

  • Pirates and criminal masterminds

    John Steed discusses modern pirate gangs. Sea pirates of the 21st century are gangs run by criminal masterminds – hostage negotiator The high seas in the 21st century are as […]

  • India, Sri Lanka boost ties

    Admiral will also attend Galle Dialogue meeting. Indian Navy Chief In Sri Lanka To Boost Maritime Security Ties COLOMBO:  Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba arrived in Colombo today on a […]

  • Coastal security after threat

    Pirates have previously attacked resort in Lamu. Kenya police beef up security in coastal region over terror threats The Kenyan authorities on Thursday issued a terror alert following leaked information […]